Just to add that p.o it is the initials of the words, Per Os= By mouth
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∙ 10y agoThe abbreviation "p.o." means "by mouth". The medication is taken orally as opposed to Intravenous, by injection (subQ or IM), per rectum, or topically.
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∙ 12y agoper OS (latin for 'through the mouth' = (drug administration) orally)
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∙ 12y agoif its on a prescription, it means Orally.
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∙ 12y agoby mouth - peroral
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∙ 14y agoIt means TAKEN ORALLY
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∙ 12y agoPO means "By mouth" on a prescription.
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∙ 14y agoBy Mouth
"PO" is an acronym that stands for "by mouth" in medicine
per OS (latin for 'through the mouth' = (drug administration) orally)
cefixime PO
p.o. means by mouth, so a p.o. medicine is simply a medication that should be swallowed.
The address of the Friends Of The Medicine Bow Museum is: Po Box 187, Medicine Bow, WY 82329
The name is derived from the Japanese symbols kan, which means China and po, which means medicine.
It means grandma :) When the wife calls her mother in law, it's Po Po.
The address of the Medicine Lodge Historical Society Inc is: Po Box 132, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
PO-by mouth q-every
po (פה) = "here"
Means "wow!"